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From grain trader to drone chief: The Ukrainian commander taking the fight to Russia
KYIV, June 11 — Robert “Madyar” Brovdi’s underground command post features walls of blinking screens playing footage of Ukrainian drones attacking Russian troops, frontline maps, and scoreboards of destroyed targets. […]
What is Section 702? The US surveillance law expiring on June 12
WASHINGTON, June 11 — A US surveillance law that allows federal authorities to collect the communications of foreigners abroad and search them for Americans’ data without a warrant is set […]
Mossel Bay horror as anti-migrant attacks leave South Africa’s residents terrified
MOSSEL BAY (South Africa), June 10 — The charred remains of torched homes scarred a crowded settlement of shacks where South Africa’s anti-migrant tensions exploded into violence, leaving two Mozambicans […]
Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir, no survivors reported
ISLAMABAD, June 10 — A Pakistani army helicopter crashed near the city of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir due to a technical fault, the military said today, adding there were […]
Iran fires missiles at US bases in Jordan and Bahrain as regional tensions surge
TEHRAN, June 10 — Iran attacked American bases in Jordan and Bahrain today, warning its Gulf neighbours that they had a “responsibility” to stop the United States and Israel from using […]
India vows ‘not a single drop’ will reach Pakistan under new water policy
NEW DELHI, June 10 — India is working to ensure “not a single drop of water” will flow into neighbouring Pakistan, the water minister has said, after New Delhi […]
Anger grows in South Korea over ballot shortages as students plan nationwide protests
SEOUL, June 10 — University students across South Korea will stage protests today as anger grew over ballot paper shortages at recent local elections. Dozens of polling stations nationwide […]
Hong Kong charges seven, two companies over deadly 168-victim residential fire
HONG KONG, June 10 — Hong Kong charged seven people and two companies today over the world’s deadliest residential building fire in decades, which killed 168 people at a […]
Gunmen kill 12 in Johannesburg informal settlement in latest South Africa mass shooting
JOHANNESBURG, June 10 — Gunmen stormed an informal settlement near Johannesburg and shot dead 12 people overnight, South African police said today. It was the latest mass shooting in […]
Trump’s Naruto-style posts spark backlash in Japan with nearly 20,000 signing petition
TOKYO, June 10 — Almost 20,000 people have signed an online petition in Japan to protest against US President Donald Trump and the White House using manga and anime […]